After another bruising defeat on home turf, this time at the hands of Liverpool, Manchester City will be desperate to get back on track. But the road to redemption won’t be easy, as they now face their ultimate bogey team – Tottenham Hotspur. And to make matters even trickier, the showdown is at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a ground where City’s struggles have become almost legendary.
Unlike City, Spurs are flying high after a dominant 4-1 thrashing of Ipswich Town at Portman Road. Ange Postecoglou’s men were relentless, securing their third straight Premier League win – something they hadn’t done since December 2023. With back-to-back victories over Brentford, Manchester United, and now Ipswich, the Lilywhites are brimming with confidence. And why wouldn’t they be? Manchester City’s record at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is woeful, with just two wins in their last eight visits.
Adding to the intrigue, Spurs have already gotten the better of Guardiola’s side twice this season, and another victory on Wednesday would be historic. No team has ever beaten both Manchester City and Manchester United three times in a single season – but Tottenham now have the chance to etch their name into the record books. With momentum on their side and their ‘bogey team’ reputation against City still intact, Spurs have every reason to believe they can make it a hat-trick of wins over the reigning champions.
Date: 27th February 2025
Time: 1:00 AM (IST)
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Vicario; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Maddison, Bentancur, Bergvall; Kulusevski, Tel, Son.
Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, Kovacic; Savinho, Silva, Marmoush; Haaland.
Goalkeeper: Guglielmo Vicario (Spurs)
Defenders: Pedro Porro (Spurs), Josko Gvardiol (City), Djed Spence (Spurs)
Midfielders: Dejan Kulusevski (Spurs), James Maddison (Spurs), Omar Marmoush (City), Bernanrdo Silva (City)
Forwards: Savinho (City), Erling Haaland (City), Son Heung-Min (Spurs)
Choice 1: Son Heung-Min (C), James Maddison (VC)
Choice 2: Erling Haaland (C), Omar Marmoush (VC)
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